One of the most notorious movements of this winter transfer market has undoubtedly been the arrival of Martin Odegaard al Arsenal. The Norwegian midfielder, without minutes at Zinedine Zidane’s Real Madrid, looked for a way out and found it in the gunner box at the hands of Mikel Arteta.
But now, the question that many are asking is … will he have minutes at the Emirates Stadium? Because, when we stop to think, it is not so clear and we must take into account several factors.
Let them tell Dani Ceballos
While it is true that the position he occupies Dani ceballos on the pitch is not the same as the one that Martin Odegaard will occupy, in the end the eleven is one of the footballers that it is, and there is space for three midfielders in the scheme that Mikel Arteta most commonly uses, his 4-2- 3-1:
– Thomas Partey: Ghanaian is one of the fixed. His figure as a stopper, like that 5 in front of the defense that provides stability, muscle and travel is more than necessary for the team. One less site.
– Granit Xhaka: the creator who is playing the most in that double pivot. It is the one that has Dani Ceballos seated and in a place where he could already enter Odegaard, although it fits more in the midfielder. The Swiss has a great kicking the ball and an amazing facility for changes of orientation.
– Smith-Rowe: the young attacking midfielder acts ahead of the previous two, and with him the results are coming. Vertical player with a lot of quality.
So Odegaard will have to move one of these players from the starting eleven without counting on Dani Ceballos himself or others like Elneny, Azeez o Willock They also push from the bench to get opportunities and minutes in this sleeping giant of English football.
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